LGMA - Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association

11/04/2026

Matthew McAllister’s gallery of guitar compositions are back again this year!!

A great opportunity for guitarists of all ages to perform what they are working on to a wide audience!!
Worth checking out! There are the junior competitions and the senior competitions to apply to with the details below!!

Competitions. Classical Guitar Retreat

12/03/2026

Come along to what’s sure to be a great concert with our friends of the Edinburgh Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra together with The British Fretted Orchestra on Sunday, 26 April 2026 at 4pm at Marchmont St Giles Parish Church, Edinburgh.

The varied programme will feature highlights from Bizet’s Carmen Suite, Telemann’s Don Quixote, along with a selection of traditional and contemporary works.

📍 Marchmont St Giles Parish Church
Kilgraston Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2DW

🎟 Tickets available at the door
Adults £10 | Children FREE

We hope to see many of you there for a wonderful afternoon of music!

12/03/2026

30/01/2026

All the very best to our MANGO Youth Orchestra for this evening as they perform as part of the Inverclyde Music Festival!

05/01/2026

23/12/2025

The Executive Committee of the Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association would like to wish our orchestra members, classes, musicians, those who volunteer and help us, suporters, families and friends and all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2026!

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14/12/2025

Exciting news!
Eric Yin Yu and Noël from our orchestra submitted an arrangement and recording of the Catalán piece ‘El Noi de la Mare’ # (The Child of the Mother) for this year Classic FM and Making Music UK Christmas Carol Competition as members of LGMA - Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association and is selected as one of the five groups to be played on Classic FM’s Relaxing Evenings programme with Soanes on Wed 17th Dec around 8:50pm (GMT)!

You can also find our recording on Making Music SoundCloud linked in the comment section.

Mandolin and Guitar: Eric Yin Yu
Ukulele: Noël Li
Arrangement and Mixing: Noël Li

We hope you’ll enjoy it and wish you all a Merry Christmas!

14/12/2025

What a lovely festive night of music with Da Capo Alba Guitar and Mandolin orchestra with Arietta Choir. It was very well attended despite the weather outside being frightful!
A huge thank you to all who helped out, from raffles, to front of house, to those doing the teas and coffees. From the ones who turned up early to set up, to those who organise things in the background. Thank you to our orchestra and choir members and to the family members and friends that support.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a peaceful new year!

12/12/2025

Christmas concert with Da Capo Alba and Arietta Choir takes place tomorrow night. We look forward to seeing you there! Tickets available at the door.

21/11/2025

Social events and supporting one another are an important aspect of being in the orchestra, as well as playing music together.
Macmillan Cancer has a special place in our hearts, having had members of the association and their families affected by cancer.
Here is a message from Macmillan following our October coffee evening fundraiser. Thank you to all who supported!